The Climbers (1915 film)
The Climbers is a lost 1915 silent film produced by the Lubin Manufacturing Company and starring Gladys Hanson.[1] This film is the first filming of Clyde Fitch's 1901 play of the same name.[2][3][4] Later versions of Fitch's play were made in 1919 as The Climbers with Corinne Griffith and in 1927 also as The Climbers with Irene Rich.
| The Climbers | |
|---|---|
 Contemporary advertisement for the film and an opening juggling act | |
| Directed by | Barry O'Neill |
| Produced by | Sigmund Lubin |
| Written by | Clay M. Greene (scenario) |
| Based on | The Climbers by Clyde Fitch |
| Starring | Gladys Hanson |
| Cinematography | Fred Chaston |
| Distributed by | V-L-S-E, Incorporated |
Release date |
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Running time | 5 reels |
| Country | USA |
| Language | Silent |
Plot
In order to keep his social-climbing wife and daughters in the lifestyle they are accustomed to, wealthy George Hunter makes some large investments in the stock market, but the stocks crash and he loses a great deal of money. His wealthy aunt offers to bail the family out, but complications ensue.
Cast
- Gladys Hanson - Blanche Sterling
- Walter Hitchcock - Dick Sterling
- Dorothy DeWolfe - Richard Sterling Jr
- Charles Brandt - John Hunter
- George Soule Spencer - Ned Warden
- Eleanor Barry - Mrs. Hunter
- Ruth Bryan - Clara Hunter
- Frankie Mann - Jessie Hunter
- Edith Ritchie - Ruth Hunter
- Clarence Elmer - Mr. Trotter (*Clarence Jay Elmer)
- John Smiley - Dr. Steinhart
- Peter Lang - Mr. Mason
- Alan Quinn - Mr. Godesby
- Ferdinand Tidmarsh - Mr. Walton
- Walter Law - Mr. Ryder
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References
- The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:..The Climbers
- The Climbers at silentera.com database
- The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1911-20 by The American Film Institute, c.1988
- The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:..The Climbers
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